Lighting Technician II

Description

Now Hiring:
Lighting Technician II
Department: Lighting |
Reports to: Lighting Department Manager
Status: Seasonal, Non-Exempt (40 hours/week)
Expected Dates: 9/22/2026 – 11/15/2026
* may be extended an offer for the 2027 season, with a seasonal start date of 1/19/27*
Pay Rate: $25.43 hourly ( 2027 seasonal start $26.13/hr. in alignment with the current CBA)
Location: Ashland, OR

This position is represented by IATSE Local 154.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is seeking a skilled and collaborative Lighting Technician
II to support our 2026 production season. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in theatrical lighting who enjoys both the technical and live performance aspects of production work.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions**):

• Models and supports the mission and values of OSF by:
  • Demonstrating inclusive behavior.
  • Maintaining a safe working environment free from any aggressions.
  • Recognizing micro-aggressions and interrupting behaviors that hinder OSF’s diversity and inclusion
    efforts.
• Hangs, rigs, focuses, and strikes conventional and automated lighting, atmospheric/special effects and video
  equipment.
• Maintains and repairs OSF lighting and video equipment inventory, and work spaces.
• Builds and installs show-specific specialty lighting, effects and video elements.
• Programs ETC Family consoles (EOS Ti, GIO or ION) during technical rehearsals.
• Runs lighting console for assigned shows and understudy tracks.
• Executes lighting changeovers for assigned shows, and as needed/assigned.
• Assists in creating and maintaining up to date, show related/understudy paperwork for all assigned shows.
• Maintains design and operational integrity for assigned shows.
• Participates in work and notes calls with other lighting and/or video personnel, and as assigned by the Lead Electrician, Assistant Lead Electricians and Department Manager.
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and in a timely fashion with other members of the company

Other

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Upholds best practices of good stagecraft in conjunction with OSF Lighting & Video Department policies, other
  production departments and artistic stakeholders.
• Works alongside and in collaboration with Video, Stage Operations and other production personnel.
• Assists Video Supervisor and Video Engineers/Technicians with lighting and video systems integrations as needed.
• Keeps all storage and work spaces organized and clean.
• Sets up and strikes tech tables.
• Assists with lighting related special projects/requests from Stage Management, and other OSF stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Work Experience:
  
  One (1) year of professional experience in theatrical or live event lighting.
  (Experience in a higher education technical theater program may be considered in lieu of professional experience)
• Ability to read and interpret light plots and typical theatrical lighting paperwork.
• Ability to program lighting control consoles.
• Working knowledge of industry standard conventional and automated lighting equipment.
• Working knowledge of industry standard operating procedures regarding theatrical lighting.
• Working knowledge of electrical theory.
• Familiar with industry standard safe rigging practices.
• Experience using typical hand and power tools (e.g., screw guns, screwdrivers, shop vacs, etc.).
• Ability to work as a team member in a collaborative environment.

Other Skills, Ability and/or Knowledge:

• Ability to operate personnel lifts.
• Working knowledge of Light wright.
• Familiarity with Vari
  * lite, High End, and Clay Paky automated luminaires
• Familiarity with various LED fixtures such as ETC Lustr2, Pixe Line/Pixel Range, Chroma Q, generic LED/pixel tape, etc

Physical:

• Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl. Frequently lift up…